Title :
Cylindrical-Cartesian FDTD model of a 17-element conformal antenna array
Author :
Craddock, I.J. ; Paul, D.L. ; Railton, C.J. ; Ball, G. ; Watts, J.
Author_Institution :
Centre for Commun. Res., Bristol Univ., UK
fDate :
11/22/2001 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A novel hybrid cylindrical-Cartesian finite difference time domain (FDTD) method is presented, which permits a dramatic increase in the flexibility of the basic FDTD algorithm. It is shown to be particularly well-suited to the analysis of faceted conformal antenna arrays and its accuracy is demonstrated by comparison with experimental measurements of couplings within a 17-element array
Keywords :
antenna theory; conformal antennas; finite difference time-domain analysis; microstrip antenna arrays; curved surface; faceted conformal antenna arrays; finite difference time domain method; hybrid cylindrical-Cartesian FDTD method; locally planar antenna elements; stacked patches;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20010973
